Funding Opportunities

For questions regarding these opportunities, please contact Sarah Laye at: slaye@som.umaryland.edu.
Date Posted Organization Title Website Type Sort descending LOI or Pre-Application Due Date Application Due Date Expiration Date Comments / Documents
NCI NIH Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
Oncology Nursing Society Retired Oncology Nursing Society Awards Award
American Lung Association American Lung Association Catalyst Award Award 09/18/2026 12/01/26
American Lung Association American Lung Association Innovation Award Award 09/18/2026 12/01/26
Cancer Research Institute Cancer Research Institute Technology Impact Award Award 11/16/2026 03/12/27
Cancer Research Institute Cancer Research Institute IGNITE Award Award 01/11/27
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer SITC-MRA Women in Melanoma Fellowship Award Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA DoW Kidney Cancer, Idea Development Award Synopsis 1 DOD 09/28/26
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA DoW Kidney Cancer, Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators – Early-Career Scholar Award Synopsis 1 DOD 09/28/26
DOD DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Idea Development Award DOD 09/14/2026 09/28/26
DOD DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators – Early-Career Scholar Award DOD 09/14/2026 09/28/26
DOD DoD FY26 Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) - 3 awards DOD Check website for LOI/application deadlines
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA DoW Rare Cancers Resource and Community Development Award DOW 11/18/26
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award DOW 11/18/26
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA DoW Rare Cancers Concept Award DOW 09/30/26
Department of War - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) FY26 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) - various awards DOW Pre-application/LOI and application deadlines vary by award - visit website
Department of War - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) FY26 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) - various awards DOW Pre-application/LOI and application deadlines vary by award - visit website
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Academy – Early-Career Investigator Award DOW 10/01/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Investigator-Initiated Research Award DOW 10/01/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Ovarian Cancer, Clinical Trial Award DOW 10/01/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Pilot Award DOW 10/01/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Focused Pilot Award DOW 10/07/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Idea Development Award DOW 10/07/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Translational Research Partnership Award DOW 10/07/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Level 4 DOW 06/12/2026 09/30/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Level 3 DOW 06/12/2026 09/30/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Breast Cancer, Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award DOW 06/12/2026 09/30/26
Pfizer Global Medical Grants New Mechanisms and Emerging Treatment Options in Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) Education 10/21/26
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health ASPPH Fellowships and Internships (various) Fellowship https://www.aspph.org/study/fellowships-and-internships/
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) Fellowship Standard due dates apply 05/08/28
DHHS NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) Fellowship Standard due dates apply 05/08/28
DHHS NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) Fellowship Standard due dates apply 05/08/28
Howard Hughes Medical Institute HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program Fellowship 12/15/26 Applications open 11/3/26
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship Award Fellowship 12/01/26
Gateway for Cancer Research (GFCR) Gateway for Cancer Research Grant Programs (various) Foundation 05/15/2026 LOI submissions due - current cycle May 15, 2026 at 12 pm CT
Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grants Foundation 03/31/2025
Solving Kids' Cancer Solving Kids' Cancer Research Grant Foundation Proposals are accepted and reviewed throughout the year on a rolling basis.
American Society of Hematology ASH Research Training Award for Fellows Foundation
American Cancer Society Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award Foundation Applications submitted through June 1 will be reviewed in July. Applications submitted after June 1 will be reviewed in December. Grants start in September 2025 (July review) or 04/2026 (December)
Bone Cancer Research Trust Bone Cancer Research Trust grants (various) Foundation https://www.bcrt.org.uk/research/for-researchers/
Colorectal Cancer Alliance Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Research Grant Foundation Currently accepting grant applications. Grant selections will be completed in Spring 2020 and awards will be announced in Summer 2020.
American Gastroenterological Association AGA-Bern Schwartz Family Fund Research Scholar Award in Pancreatic Cancer (Fund B) Foundation 12/02/26
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Defense Health Agency Research and Development Medical Research and Development Command Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2026 (various) Foundation
Colorectal Cancer Alliance Health Disparities Research Grant Foundation Currently accepting grant applications. Grant selections will be completed in Spring 2020 and awards will be announced in Summer 2020.
American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery 2026 CORE Funding Opportunity (various) Foundation
National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research Foundation
ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation ChadTough DIPG 2024 grants (various) Foundation https://www.chadtough.org/research/grant-application/
Children’s Cancer Research Fund (CCRF) CCRF Research Grant Programs (various) Foundation https://childrenscancer.org/awards/
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ASTRO Funding Opportunities (various) Foundation
Rivkin Center Rivkin Center Scientific Grants (various) Foundation https://rivkin.org/research/apply/